dereference

== English == === Etymology === From de- + reference. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/ === Verb === dereference (third-person singular simple present dereferences, present participle dereferencing, simple past and past participle dereferenced) (programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else. (computing, *nix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself. Synonyms: follow, resolve (computing, *nix) To dissolve a symbolic link by replacing it with a copy of its target. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === dereference (plural dereferences) The act by which something is dereferenced. === See also === pointer === References === dereference on Wikipedia.Wikipedia